industrial relations
The week in review
There’s been a lot to keep up with in pharmacy this week, with the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce released, more GP-pharmacy turf wars and moves in industrial action The Strengthening Medicare …
World news wrapup: 2 February 2023
Big US chains cutting hours for “work-life balance;” second contraceptive refusal at a Lloyds prompts outrage from mother of teen; Malaysian casual pharmacist threaten to walk off the job US: …
World news wrapup: 25 January 2023
Christian pharmacy worker sues CVS over conscientious objection sacking; 20% pay rise for some Irish pharmacists; fatal dispute in California Fort Worth, Texas: A nurse practitioner is suing pharmacy giant …
Boyd departs COSBOA with Guild’s best wishes
Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) CEO, Alexi Boyd, will step down from the role on 25 January, after 18 months. Boyd tendered her resignation after criticism from …
Review our pay, say pharmacists
What do pharmacists want? A new review of pay… and a Guild leader says remuneration is on its agenda After the dust settled on the May Federal Election, we asked …
World news wrapup: 18 November 2021
Pharmacists not responsible for medicines accessibility gap; largest ever civil settlement for unlawful dispensing controlled substances to be paid by pharmacist; Kaiser strike averted Savannah, Georgia: A former pharmacy owner …
World news wrapup: 11 November 2021
US union pharmacists to strike over wages; vaccine fraud in Canada; Scotland eyes sore throats in minor ailment scheme San Francisco, California: The union representing pharmacists employed by Kaiser Permanente …
‘Crisis point’ as Guild, PPA talk Award
The Guild’s national president has confirmed that the organisation is in talks with the employee pharmacists’ union on the Award Professional Pharmacists Australia issued a statement on Monday in which …
Chronic understaffing, high stress and low pay
Australia’s pharmacists are unhappy, a new report reveals, with less than a third saying they would recommend it for a career… and nearly another third plan to leave The union …
Sanctions won’t deter underpayment: union
The union for employee pharmacists has slammed the proposed Fair Work Amendment, saying the changes would be “exceptionally unfair” In its submission to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee Inquiry …
World news wrapup: 11 February 2021
Panic in Lebanon as meds fly off the shelves; pharmacist son reunites with father to give him COVID jab; collective agreement to boost wages in West Africa Lebanon: Yahoo News …
‘Rights aren’t worth much if they can’t be enforced.’
Industrial relations reforms announced this week will hurt pharmacy workers by undermining pay and conditions, warns one stakeholder This week the Morrison Government announced reforms to the IR system which …